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Sticky vs. Step

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There may also be a long-term benefit we would prefer and so choose a different short-term solution. The 40% Solution described by Sonja Lyubomirsky in The How of happiness, gives us a handy tool to think about our personal responsibility to create and maintain happiness every day. 2005, p154. Application. 2007, p177.

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How to hit a wall at work, with grace | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

Because for some reason, a feasible solution is usually included with the "why," a bit like getting that second ShamWow for free. in my opinion; most people do not own nor recognize their "shadow" selves.and so disown their anger/frustration etc. I think what "people" want is solutions.

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How to write about your life | Penelope Trunk's Brazen Careerist

Penelope Trunk

" Speaking from experience, it was the realization that ending this particular mind-state/personality view at this particular time and place was not going to be any kind of lasting solution to fixing the ultimate reality that needed fixing. You do it behind a curtain with shadows, giving hints of it, but not giving too much detail.

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How to put blog comments to good use | Penelope Trunk's Brazen.

Penelope Trunk

As important as self-awareness is to both our well-being, and getting along with our loved ones, it also has its shadow. The solution made me feel the ground, which made me not clumsy, which made me confident, which propelled me toward the right one just around the corner. It provides a much needed check on our self-awareness.

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Martin Luther King Day Special: Racism is alive and kicking.

Penelope Trunk

Posted by Anthony on January 18, 2010 at 10:41 am | permalink | @Anthony: You clearly missed that Cathy and Quatrefoil are both Australian…as well as missing the point that extreme nationalism was one CAUSE of WWII and not the solution. If your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. God Bless America. Reality check.

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